League Division Two · Matchday 21
Manchester United v Loughborough Town
6–0
Manchester United beat Loughborough Town 6–0 at Bank Street on Saturday 6th February 1897 in the League Division Two. Richard Smith (??', ??'), Henry Boyd (??'), Bob Donaldson (??'), Levi Draycott (??') and Ceaser Jenkyns (??') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- Minute not recorded
- — Richard Smith
- — Richard Smith
- — Henry Boyd
- — Bob Donaldson
- — Levi Draycott
- — Ceaser Jenkyns
- Full Time 6–0
Running score not shown: the recorded goals for this match don’t include every minute, or don’t reconcile with the final score.
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Alf Albut
Manchester United
OPP
Loughborough Town Committee
Loughborough Town
United vs Loughborough Town History
Meeting 3 of 10
10
Played
7
Won
2
Drawn
1
Lost
29
Goals For
7
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 14th September 1895. After this match United had played Loughborough Town 3 times: 2W 1D 0L.
14 Sep 1895 D 3–3 D2 4 Apr 1896 W 2–0 D2
6 Feb 1897 W 6–0 This match
10 Apr 1897 L 0–2 D2 29 Mar 1898 W 5–1 D2 16 Apr 1898 D 0–0 D2 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Away | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 40.0 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →